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The Perth Mint celebrates with cake for 125th birthday
Today, The Perth Mint celebrates the significant milestone of 125 years of operation as a gold refiner and producer of high-quality precious metal coins. It was on this day, 20 June, in 1899 that The Perth Mint opened its iconic green doors in East Perth. The Mint has been operating continuously ever since and in 2022-23 produced more than 19 million coins from the heritage premises. It is recognised as Australia’s oldest working mint and refines almost 80 per cent of Australia’s newly mined gold. The Mint is celebrating the anniversary today with a range of activities on site, including a special Mint-shaped ... (full story)